William Basinski

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Critics Consensus

William Basinski is "Real Live Certified" and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 12 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that William Basinski is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth watching. William Basinski concert reviews describe live shows and performances as ambient and mellow.

How long are their concerts?

How long are William Basinski concerts? William Basinski concerts usually last around 50 minutes.

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On tour

Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, United States (March 27); El Molino, Barcelona, Spain (April 10); Paliesiaus dvaras, Paliesius, Ignalinos r. sav, Lithuania (April 12); Tallinna Niguliste kirik, Tallinn, Estonia (April 13); Niebo, Warszawa, Poland (April 15); silent green Kulturquartier, Berlin, Germany (April 16); Club Wintercircus, Gent, Belgium (April 18); La Gaite Lyrique, Paris, France (April 19); Union Chapel, London, United Kingdom (April 22); The Button Factory, Dublin, Ireland (April 23); Santa Maria Madalena, Braga, Portugal (July 26); Reitoria UNL, Lisboa, Portugal (July 28)

Festivals in 2025

Big Ears 2025

March 27 - 30, 2025

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Artist Info

Genre

experimental

Origin

Houston, United States (6/25/1958)

Bio

William Basinski (Houston, 1958), a New York-based classically-trained clarinetist and saxophonist, specializes in compositions for loops and drones.

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Critic Concert Reviews

Spectrum Culture (USA)

September 23, 2024

In 1943, T.S. Eliot published what is considered his last great work

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Brighton Source (UK)

March 13, 2023

Well it’s Friday night and William Basinski is in town. That’s quite a coup for the Attenborough Arts Centre’s spring season, the iconic electronic musician seems to head away from his LA base for brief bursts these days.

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musicOMH (UK)

March 10, 2023

100

William Basinski, who you might call the enfant terrible of minimalist composition, does his own thing. Performing what he only half jokingly refers to as his ‘end of the world show’, as a performer and showman Basinski is the polar opposite of his music.

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Spectrum Culture (USA)

October 3, 2022

William Basinski Live In Concert In Portland, OR, USA

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musicOMH (UK)

June 9, 2022

William Basinski’s musical output stretches back four decades but he’s best known for his 2001 album The Disintegration Loops, an extended ambient opus of sorts that has taken on greater significance due to the context of its creation.

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Tiny Mix Tapes (USA)

October 3, 2017

It aestheticizes doom, opening a door onto once and future catastrophes, those that are imminent and those that, once believed to be imminent, are now detours in a past that turned out otherwise.

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GIGsoup (UK)

July 10, 2017

The biennial arts festival showcases a diverse range of talent from around the world over the course of just over two weeks, with this year's event being held between 29th June and 16th July at venues all across the Greater Manchester area.

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